Hinge belt-fastener.



l. R. FRANKUH. mum; am FASTENER.

APPHCATIGN FILED 18116.14, 3917.

Patented D00. 3, 918.

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To all whom it concern) g r Beit knownthat I-,-JOHN' R. FRANKLIN,a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in tliecounty .of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new. and usefulxImprovements in'Hinge Belt-Fasteners, of which the following 'isia specification.

i This invention relates to a device'for. connecting the meeting ends of belts WhlChlS Tan improvement upon the' b'e lt fastener I am ing ends of-the belt are hingedlyconnectedby V a resilient pintlepin which enables the-fastener to be employed to connectf-the meeting ends of belts usedgin connection with either crowned or'groove d pulle. Y p With these and 0th r 0; jjectsin view'qthe invention resides in "the: novel combination and arrangement of-;-parts, which will-@be hereinafter described andparticularly pointedout in-the claims. j The preferred embodiment of the'inv'erition has been illustrated in' 'the accompanying drawings ,..although no restriction is; necessarily 'madetoth'e precise details of construction therein show s changes, a1-

terations, and modifications within the1sco "e j of the claims may be resorted to when"" sired.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the meeting ends of a belt, showing the same connected bythe improved fastener. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which one ofthe memberscomprising the fastener is formed. 7

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the "other member, forming a part of the fastener.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the meeting Spgifiafi ri of Letters iaitent Q P tmeanet. .3, 1.918.

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ends of ra belt, show in the same connected by afslightly modified orm ofthe invention. Fig. :Gis a longitudinal section on the line .of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view of thecblanks from which the members in the :modified. 'form' of the invention for connection with the meetingends of the beltare formed.

.sFig. 81s a. plan view of the blanks from which a further modifiedwform.ofsthe inv'ention may. be formed. i

sponding-parts throughout theseveral views in ithe drawings. I

.Referring now; iJO. FlgS. l to 4,.rinclusi've, wherein the preferred form of the invention is shown connecting "the-meeting. ends ofa fibelt A, with the i-mprovedfastener :B comprisinga pair of plates 10: and 12, with each plate having formed therein a r-transversely extending row of longitudinally extending slots 13 and, a transversely.- extending row of spacedopenings 14 in line with theslot's 113, The plates 10 and 12arefolded upon themselves to provide pintle-loops '15, with the loops uponone of theisplates interleavedwith fthe loops upon the plate for con nection therewith and through these loops Iiike'char'a-cters ofreferencerdenotercorreispa'ssed;aresilient ipintle pin 1G, preferablyformed from. raw hide. N

The ends of the -belt 'are passed between with the 1 slots in one of -the folded portions off the plates extending beyond the openings '14, sothatwhen the shanksof split r ivet's 17 are passed through 7 said openings and slots and through the belt, the portions 2 of the plates underlying the portions "of-the plates in which the openings 14 are formed may ave longitudinally with relationto the last-mentioned portion. of the plate, thus obviating the likelihood of the pintle pin being cut when an undue strain is imposed upon the belt when the belt is in use.

Referring now to the remaining figures in the drawings, wherein a slight modification of the invention is shown, and wherein the fastener is constructed from a pair of plates 18 and 19, with each plate having formed therein adjacent one of its ends, a transversely extending row of longitudinally extending slots 20 and adjacent its other end with a transversely extending row of spaced openings 21 in line with the slots 20; -In- I 85 the folded-portions ofthe-plates IO-and 12, 7

terposed between the slots aw gs.

21 is asec'ond transversely extending longitudinally extending slots 22. i

The plates '18 and 1-9 are folded upc themselves to provide pintle loops 25-,- with the pintle loops upon one of the plates in terleaved with the pintle loops upon' the plate which is connected therewith by re; silient 'pintle' pin 26'passed through said loops. 18 and 19 receive therebetween the meeting fends of the belt, withithe. slots :20 underlying the openings 21, sothat the vshanks of split: rivets 27 may be passed through the openings 21 and the slots 20, and through suitable openings in the belt., 2

InFig. 8 in the drawings I have disclosed a -ibeltfastener. which is intended for use upon the extra wide belts andrwherein a pair of .platesl8 and 19 have formed therein adjacent one end of the plates: a transversely extending row, of lspaced slot's 23. Adjacent theother end of each plate is a transversely extending rowof spacedv-openings 24and between the slots .23 and 24 is a transversely extending. rowof elongated and longitudinally-extending slots 25. Be-

' :slots 23. 7

tweenthe slots 25 and the opening24 is a second transversely extending row of. spaced openings 26 which are in line withthe slots 25, while the openings 24 are in line with the When the modified form of fastener shown in Fig. 8 in the drawings is employed to connect the meeting ends of a belt, the platesare folded-upon themselveswith the openings24 and 26 overlying the slots 23 and 25, and throughthe'se openings: and

to movelongitudinally of-thebeltwhen an Copies of this patent 'be o btaine djor fi vecen ts each; addressing tlieftlominissioner of fatents,

The folded portions of :the plates 5 undue strain is imposed thereon, while the belt'is in use, thus obviatingany likelihood ""of tlieri'vets being cut and the belt becoming -disconnected.- 1 i 7 -From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

itis at once apparent that a belt fastener of the, hinged type has been provided which though comparatively inexpensive of'man ufacture, ishighly efficient for the purpose set forth.

Having thus described the invention,what

is claimed as new, is:- 1

- 1. A hinged belt fastener, comprising a pair of plates "of. flexible material, each' doubled upon itself so that its ends are in mutual contact and in overlapping relation,

each plate having longitudinal slots intermediate its ends so that loops are formed by bightsbetween the slots, andloops of each plate being arranged in the said slots of the :otherplates; arpintle extending through the loops ofr-said, plates and connecting said plates together, and each'plate also'having rivet receiving openings "near one end, said openings being in registry with the slots of said plate and said slots. extending beyond said openings to enable the plates to yield under stress and permit the ,rivets to move insaid slots and thereby prevent the shearing of the pintlecf i a;

2. A hinged belt fastener, comprisinga pair -of fplates of flexible material, each doubled, upon itself so'that its ends are in mutual contact and in, overlapping relation,

each; plate having loops at one end formed byits doubled portion, the loops of said platesbeing interleaved, and a pintle passing through said loops, said plates also having rivet receiving openings near one end and slots extending to neartheopposite end o and-in registry with and extending beyond said bpenings to enable the plates to yield under stressandpermit the rivets to move in said plates and thereby. prevent the shearing of the pintle. 1 v

9 ,In testimony whereof laffix my signature.

w s in ene i JoHn'RFRANKLIN. 

